Epidemiologist 3 (Toxic Hazards) (35 Hour)

The Mission of DPH is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by assuring:

• The conditions in which people can be healthy;
• Preventing disease, injury, and disability; and
• Promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.

DPH accomplishes this through the implementation of its Strategic Plan which outlines the actions that DPH is taking to accomplish its Mission.

• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.
• In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
• This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.

• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
• Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
• Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.

• Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.
• Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment please contact Pamela Rochette via email at Pamela.Rochette@ct.gov.

• Supervises and is responsible for routine epidemiologic investigations; 
• Assumes lead responsibility for carrying out complex or non-routine investigations; 
• Develops and implements strategies for containment and control measures among identified high risk groups; 
• Writes outbreak investigation and other technical and analytical reports; 
• Collaborates in writing standard protocols for disease investigation, intervention and control; 
• Develops questionnaires and other research instruments; 
• Analyzes surveillance and outbreak data for trends and risk factors; 
• Designs and implements workshops and training sessions and conducts in-service training; 
• Prepares news releases relative to disease problems; 
• Uses other statewide data banks to complement disease surveillance data; 
• Assists with preparation of budgets, grants and contracts; 
• Participates in development of program goals and objectives; 
• Represents department at functions for health promotion and disease prevention; 
• Speaks before professional and lay groups; 
• Participates in performance evaluations of assigned staff; 
• Carries out related duties including those of Epidemiologist 1 and 2 levels as assigned; 
• In addition to the foregoing, in the Toxic Hazards Section or its Radon Program, designs and implements complex epidemiological research studies related to toxic and carcinogenic substances; 
• Assesses health risk of environmental exposures to toxic substances; 
• Prepares scientific risk assessment documents to support regulations; 
• May establish and maintain a working network with federal and state agencies, local health departments, hospitals and professional and lay groups to promote and facilitate disease surveillance, intervention and control;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • occupational/environmental epidemiology and/or toxicology; 
  • relevant disease processes which affect humans and animals; 
  • epidemiological methods; 
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills; 
  • statistical skills including familiarity with mainframe and/or personal computer applications and interpretation of data; 
• Considerable ability to
  • perform complex epidemiological investigations; 
  • carry out all aspects of data collection, analysis and interpretation of epidemiological data independently; 
• Supervisory ability.

• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years' for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's degree in bacteriology, biochemistry, biostatistics, environmental science, health physics, industrial hygiene, physiology, public health or toxicology may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
• A Doctorate in a related discipline such as medicine, public health or a behavioral or natural science may be substituted for one additional year of the General Experience.